Maddy Harding (#10) running the ball down the court.
The Wrangell Lady Wolves played against the Craig Panthers last weekend. Friday night's game was a struggle, according to Coach Laurie Brown, but the team was able to come out victorious in both Friday and Saturday's games.
Wrangell High School hosted their first home games of the basketball season last weekend with Craig. The games on Friday and Saturday were hard-fought, but the Wrangell Lady Wolves came out victorious.
Both teams had a strong defensive game on Friday. The first quarter saw a lot of fouls from both teams and many of the points made came from free throws. Wolves player Julia Miethe (#1) received an leg injury during this quarter, too.
The second quarter, and most of the third quarter, saw lots of back and forth between the teams. The Lady Wolves would pull ahead, then the Craig Lady Panthers would catch up and take the lead.
By the end of the third quarter, however, Wrangell was able to hold on to a narrow lead, 41 to 37. The final quarter was a tough fight to maintain that lead. Craig tried catch up, but the Lady Wolves were able to keep them at bay. Friday's game went to Wrangell with a final score of 57 to 47.
Wrangell had a much stronger start to Saturday's game. The Lady Wolves were able to take the lead early and hold on to it throughout the game.
Craig fought hard and made some impressive shots. They opened the third quarter with two baskets in a row. However, it was not enough to take the lead. The Lady Wolves were able to match them almost point for point.
Wrangell was confident enough in victory that they called out their B-team to play in the final minutes of the last quarter.
Craig was able to make a buzzer-beating three point shot at the end of the game, but the win still went to Wrangell. The final score was 61 to 40.
"Friday night was definitely rough for us," said Coach Laurie Brown. "We really had to battle through; we got into foul trouble early, so we had to have a lot of our non-starters in the game. But they got some good game experience, learned to fight through that. Tonight [Saturday] was much smoother. We were able to contain those fouls, pull down the rebounds, and just able to keep a nice, smooth game. The girls showed a lot of composure."
The Lady Wolves will be travelling to Haines this weekend. Their next home games are scheduled for Jan. 25 and 26, against Metlakatla.
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